Cyberbullying

Bullying has existed basically since man walked Earth. However, the internet has opened a whole new realm of bullying. It is called cyberbullying, and it's becoming a bigger and bigger issue as it forms. Instead of bullying someone face-to-face, users bully through the internet via some sort of social media/messaging outlet. They say that words hurt more than punches, and cyberbullying is defiantly proving that. In schools, it is becoming harder and harder to monitor children's behaviors online. In the article "Warily, Schools Watch Students on the Internet," it states that, in an interview, educators said that the form of surveillance they use is the old-fashioned word of mouth. As cyberbulling gets worse, I believe that educators need to take an extra step, because a child is not always going to speak up when someone is bullying them…and cyberbullying is leading to more and more deaths. in the article "Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by Cyberbullies," it mentions just that. A girl, Rebecca, killed herself because she was being cyberbullied. She left clues to her friends and her Kik account, but her mother had no idea that anyone was even bullying her. While laws are being made about cyberbullying, I think it has just evolved so fast to keep up with (from a legal standpoint). This is a sad and awful reality.

Privacy & Security

There has always been a debate on how as technology grows, your privacy diminishes. It's easier to steal someone's identity, tap into someone's phone, or even know where someone is at all times. The recent findings that the government has been taping into people's calls have raised an eyebrow on people's privacy. George Orwell said it best in his novel 1984: "Big Brother is always watching." In the article "Self-driving cars are a privacy nightmare. And it’s totally worth it." it mentions how authorities will be able to track the user of self-driving cars at all times. Though this sounds alarming, and like your privacy is disappearing, they think that people will be so "wowed" by the car that they will be willing to take this risk...or may forget it all together.Maybe it's just something we are used to by now; but it makes one wonder how much personal information is available. In the article "Information Privacy: Changing Norms and Expectations," it mentions how much of people's information is on the internet. The author mentions a family photo. Something that people may think is only in a data center could have actually been copied, mirrored, cached, etc onto the internet for all to see. This is actually pretty scary that people have access to pictures and documents that you may have never even seen in your life. If you search your name into Google, there are so many lists of personal information about you that you wouldn't believe is actually on the internet. While more people should be scared about this, it's becoming more of a norm.